Title:1ST BATTALION THE KING'S OWN ROYAL BORDER REGIMENT IN IRAQ, JANUARY 2006 (TAPE 4) [Allocated Title]
Film Number:BFA 3122
Other titles:HEADQUARTERS LAND COMMAND 2005 COLLECTION [Allocated Title]
Summary: Members of 1st Battalion the King's Own Royal Border Regiment (1 KORBR) on "Eagle VCP" operations at night, in which troops are landed by helicopter on a desert road and set up a vehicle checkpoint; also night convoy scenes and activities at Shaibah Logistics Base. (Shot with image intensifier.)
Description: START 04:00:00 Bars and tone.
04:00:30 Piece to camera by Rob Smith at the Eagle VCP discussing the checks.
04:01:47 Soldiers patrolling on foot along roadside.
04:02:20 Helicopter arrives and platoon embarks.
04:03:26 Interview with Drummer James Hill from Barrow-in-Furness, talking about the Eagle VCP operations (which had recently led to the apprehension of a known terrorist).
04:06:36 Helicopter takes off.
04:07:10 Vehicle convoy heads off at night from the British base at the Shatt al-Arab Hotel to Shaibah Logistics Base. (Scenes shot from top cover.) Soldiers on foot patrol the route. Roadside shots as the convoy slowly advances
04:16:16 Piece to camera by Rob Smith on roadside taken during the vehicle move, explaining why the journey is slow (the route has to be walked, and the journey, just a few miles, can take three hours).
04:17:10 Daytime scenes showing the daily routine at Shaibah Logistics Base: maintenance of Snatch Land Rovers.
04:20:19 Interview by Rob Smith with Lance Corporal Simon O'Hare as he cleans the windscreen of a Land Rover; he discusses his experiences including a shooting incident.
04:30:22 Interview by Rob Smith with Private Chris Minnis as they walk through the camp and enter his tented accommodation.
END 04:33:40
Alternative Title:HEADQUARTERS LAND COMMAND 2005 COLLECTION [Allocated Title]
Production Details: Headquarters Land Command (Production sponsor)
Headquarters Land Command Mobile News Team (Production company)
Capon, Kevin (Production individual)
Personalities, Units and Organisations: Smith, Rob (person)
O'Hare, Simon (person)
Minnis, Chris (person)
Hill, James (Drummer) (person)
British Army, King's Own Royal Border Regiment, 1st Battalion (regiment/service)
Keywords: Basra, Iraq (geography)
Shaibah, Iraq (geography)
Operation Telic, Iraq War 2003-2009 (event)
British Army post-2000 (theme)
Iraq post-2003 (theme)
Physical Characteristics: Colour format: Colour
Sound format: Sound
Soundtrack language: English
Title language: None
Subtitle language: None
Technical Details: Format: DVCPRO
Number of items/reels/tapes: 1
Tape length: 33; Running time: 33 mins
